CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
Cash dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.80	$ 0.80	$ 0.70
Change in funded status of pension plans, tax	$ 218	$ 130	$ 519
Net unrealized gain (loss) on restricted investments, tax	$ (5)	$ 2	$ 30

Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

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